A decade ago Jua Power, a family-owned solar-energy firm, had little reason to leave China in search of customers. With the country in the midst of a green-energy boom, “we had plenty of orders domestically,” recalls Xu Bo, its chief executive. But as China’s economy has slowed and profits in its solar industry have fallen,…
Beijing: China’s factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April, as manufacturers cranked up production to ship goods early to buyers worried the Iran war will further inflate costs, sending new export orders to their strongest level in two years. But the escalating Middle East conflict is laying bare risks in the $20…
Western automakers, from the Big Three to EV pure plays, are delivering the same stark warning: Chinese automakers pose a threat to their survival if domestic production isn’t protected. “China poses a clear and present threat to the auto industry in the U.S.,” wrote the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), a trade group that reps…
For over a decade, commentators have warned of China’s looming economic decline. Today, the challenges are real: US-China trade frictions, weak household consumption, an overstretched property sector and a shrinking workforce. Making money in China may feel harder than before. Yet to see China solely through the lens of stagnation is to miss the profound…
Portable lithium-ion batteries without the China Compulsory Certification (3C) safety mark – a mandatory quality assurance standard for many products sold on the mainland – were barred from domestic flights, according to the CAAC. Under regulations that aviation authorities in Hong Kong and across Asia started implementing from April 7, airline passengers were barred from…